NASA InSight lander seismometer gets its own tiny house on Mars

In December, NASA’s InSight rover successfully deployed its seismometer instrument on the Martian surface. This was the mission’s first big milestone, one recently joined by another completed effort: giving the instrument its own small house. The dome-shaped shelter, which NASA calls a shield, is positioned on top of the seismometer to help protect it from the elements. The InSight rover’s …